Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Again This Evening, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 800 Meters

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 5:35 PM WITA. In the last week, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 8 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 800 meters above the peak (2,384 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 9.6 millimeters and a duration of 198 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 30, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 9.6 millimeters and a duration of 236 seconds.

Then, 4 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.9-4.4 millimeters and durations of 47-198 seconds, and 1 low-frequency earthquake with an amplitude of 2.9 millimeters and a duration of 20 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and visitors/tourists not to conduct any activities within a 3-kilometer radius of the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Lewotobi Perempuan, and 4 kilometers in the North-Northeast sector and 5 kilometers in the Northeast sector from the eruption center of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,202 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (764 eruptions), while Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted 427 times.